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  • Keywords for Disability Studies

    Serier Bog 7 - Keywords
    Introduces key terms, concepts, debates, and histories for Disability StudiesKeywords for Disability Studies aims to broaden and define the conceptual framework of disability studies for readers and practitioners in the field and beyond. The volume engages some of the most pressing debates of our time, such as prenatal testing, euthanasia, accessibility in public transportation and the workplace, ... Læs mere

    186,74 kr.

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  • Disabled People and the Right to Life

    The Protection and Violation of Disabled People’s Most Basic Human Rights

    Redigeret af Luke Clements, Janet Read ...
    The most basic of human rights, the right to life, is the focus of this book.'Human rights' has increasingly come to be seen as a significant framework, both to aid understanding of the experiences of those who face oppression, and to underpin social, legal and political measures to counter it. Disabled People and the Right to Life uses this framework to explore how disabled people’s right to life ... Læs mere

    429,05 kr.

  • Genetic Discrimination

    Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response

    As genetic technologies advance, genetic testing may well offer the prospect of detecting the onset of future disabilities. Some research also forwards that certain behavioural profiles may have a strong genetic basis, such as the determination to succeed, or the propensity for risk-taking. As this technology becomes more prevalent, there is a danger that genetic information may be misused by ... Læs mere

    589,99 kr.

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Social Security Disability Law

    Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be an overwhelming experience. For those who have never been exposed to the system, it can be confusing and discouraging, exactly what you don't need when you are getting used to being disabled, or having a child or spouse who is disabled. If that describes you, then this eBook is for you.Lawyers who are used to handling claims against insurance ... Læs mere

    69,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Community Care Practice and the Law

    Fourth Edition

    This fourth edition of Community Care Practice and the Law has been fully updated to reflect the rapid and continuing legal, policy and practice changes affecting community care.It provides comprehensive and jargon-free explanations of community care legislation, as well as other areas of law directly relevant to practitioners, including the NHS, disabled facilities grants and housing adaptations, ... Læs mere

    439,86 kr.

  • Words Made Flesh

    Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture

    Serier Bog 4 - The History of Disability
    During the early nineteenth century, schools for the deaf appeared in the United States for the first time. These schools were committed to the use of the sign language to educate deaf students. Manual education made the growth of the deaf community possible, for it gathered deaf people together in sizable numbers for the first time in American history. It also fueled the emergence of Deaf culture ... Læs mere

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  • The Development of Disability Rights Under International Law

    From Charity to Human Rights

    The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CPRD) by the United Nations in 2006 is the first comprehensive and binding treaty on the rights of people with disabilities. It establishes the right of people with disabilities to equality, dignity, autonomy, full participation, as well as the right to live in the community, and the right to supported decision-making and ... Læs mere

    547,07 kr.

  • Disabled Education

    A Critical Analysis of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    af Ruth Colker ...
    Enacted in1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act – now called theIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides all children withthe right to a free and appropriate public education. On the face of it, theIDEA is a shining example of law’s democratizing impulse. But is that reallythe case? In Disabled Education, Ruth Colker digs deep beneath theIDEA’s surface and reveals ... Læs mere

    393,02 kr.

  • This Ability

    An International Legal Analysis of Disability Discrimination

    This Ability is Cotter's third book in a series dealing with discrimination law. Having looked at the theme of 'gender discrimination' in Gender Injustice and 'race discrimination' in Race Matters, this further installment takes a similar approach and structure to illustrate comparisons and contradictions in discrimination law. Disability Law is an increasingly important area in combating ... Læs mere

    482,70 kr.

  • Disability Harassment

    af Mark C. Weber ...
    Building on the insights of both disability studies and civil rights scholars, Mark C. Weber frames his examination of disability harassment on the premise that disabled people are members of a minority group that must negotiate an artificial yet often damaging environment of physical and attitudinal barriers. The book considers courts’ approaches to the problem of disability harassment, ... Læs mere

    314,41 kr.

  • A Court of Refuge

    Stories from the Bench of America's First Mental Health Court

    The story of America’s first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren—from its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 400 courts across the nationAs a young legal advocate, Ginger Lerner-Wren bore witness to the consequences of an underdeveloped mental health care infrastructure. Unable to do more than offer guidance, she watched families being torn ... Læs mere

    153,74 kr.

  • Enabling Acts

    The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights

    The first major behind-the-scenes account of the history, passage, and impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the landmark moment for disability rightsThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging and most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, and it has become the model for disability-based laws around the world. Yet the ... Læs mere

    146,99 kr.